Word: waukesha
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...descent, he showed an early leaning to the priesthood (his sister, a nun, remembers that at the age of five he used to play at saying Mass with a cloth over an old table and a glass of water for the chalice of wine). In his early parish at Waukesha, Wis., and later as bishop of Superior, Wis., Meyer was more noted as an able administrator than as a fighter for causes, has rarely committed himself on social issues...
Member of the Wedding. In Waukesha, Wis., ex-Sheriff Michael Lombard!, charged with going easy on Dominic Picciurro's saloon, testified that he hardly knew Picciurro, would as soon have arrested him as anyone, admitted on cross examination that he was best man at Picciurro's wedding...
Absentee Ballot. In Waukesha, Wis., the first prize in a drawing-a one-week plane trip to Florida for two-was won by City Assessor Thomas S. Kilpatrick, who had left the day before for Florida...
School Spirit. In Waukesha, Wis., two teen-age boys admitted that they had stolen $3.50 from the poor box of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, then spent it at the church's festival to raise funds for a school addition...
Song Without Words. In Waukesha, Wis.. The Raconteurs, a men's writing club, staged an essay contest on "Why Men Are Better Writers Than Women," scheduled a sumptuous dinner for the winner: Mrs. Grace Woodard...